11 February 2012, 00:06 (GMT+04:00)

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Quake measuring 4.7 magnitude strikes Haiti

A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 in magnitude struck Haiti Sunday 20 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake struck at 5:51 p.m. EST at a relatively shallow depth of 2.5 miles, the USGS said.

The agency had said in a preliminary estimate the quake was 5.5 in magnitude and at a depth of 20.5 miles, Reuters reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage from this quake.

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